Since I’m half-French but born in the United States, I have fond memories of the delicious caramels and caramel-flavored sweets I enjoyed on my trips…

Even parents can’t predict how their young children will behave. In addition to their limited physical abilities, their poor judgment makes it more likely that…

I’ll make no secret about it. I love garlic. Whether it’s mixed into pasta, blended into salad dressing, rubbed on toast, or stuffed in meats,…

Egg fanciers are generally quite favored in Japan. Not only do they usually have access to a wide selection, from cheap eggs at the supermarket…

Japan is a wonderful place for egg-lovers. Not only are there numerous brands of high-quality eggs available at stores nationwide and delicious ways of eating…

Marvel’s highly anticipated upcoming film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is getting help with its promotion in Japan from a surprising collaborator: Vtuber…

New digital ads have been appearing in recent years with mind-tricking properties that create the illusion of three-dimensionality. In Japan, a new ad space found…

Japanese people usually say 頂きます itadakimasu (literally, “I take”) at the beginning and ご馳走様 gochisosō-sama (literally “it was delicious”) at the end of meals. Although…

Some of our readers may remember Japanese solo camping enthusiast, skeet shooter, game hunter, and Vtuber Lilo-shi ﾘﾛ氏 when we introduced his “self-sufficient grilled sandwich.”…

Ever since Rosie in The Jetsons, the concept of the maid robot has become synonymous with a fictionalized version of the near future. In Japanese…

About foxes and fox masks If you have an interest in Japanese folklore and festivals, or happen to enjoy things like J-pop, anime and manga,…

In addition to being a self-professed “muscle junkie” (筋肉オタク kinniku otaku) and fitness buff, Japanese model Momo Momoto 桃兎もも (@tmmt_san) also happens to be really…

If you’ve been reading manga or watching anime in the last two decades, then you probably know about the 異世界 isekai genre. Popularized by works…

Photographer captures “Japan’s cutest bird” The long-tailed tit (shima enaga in Japanese, usually written シマエナガ and rarely 島柄長), is sometimes called “the cutest bird in…

If you wear unusual fashion or carry unusual items around, you’re sure to draw attention from passersby. Such was the case for 葉山葵 Hawasabi (@hawasabi346)…